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Post by grandsalami on May 15, 2015 12:31:52 GMT -5
Jesse Sanchez ?@jessesanchezmlb 6m6 minutes ago
Sources: Cuban second baseman Yolian Cerse & Red Sox closing in on a minor league deal.
any place to see his stats?
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Post by nomar on May 15, 2015 12:38:50 GMT -5
Can't find any stats, only this: @jessesanchezmlb: Here's another Cuban player to watch: Second baseman Yolian Cerse is a former All-Star in Cuba and is seeking a deal with a big league club.
I don't think he'll be much.
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Post by shaqtus on May 15, 2015 12:46:05 GMT -5
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Post by gregblossersbelly on May 15, 2015 12:47:04 GMT -5
Can't link from my phone, but looks like his name is spelled "Cerce" most places, BBREF has him as a 28-year-old who last played for Guantanamo. Was he in jail there:) |
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Post by nomar on May 15, 2015 12:49:48 GMT -5
Wow he really fell off after 2010
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Post by jimed14 on May 15, 2015 12:55:23 GMT -5
Another mentor for Moncada?
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Post by jrffam05 on May 15, 2015 13:02:26 GMT -5
I'll never understand the international market.
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Post by pedroelgrande on May 15, 2015 13:55:27 GMT -5
Highly doubt this cost very much and he didn't even fall under the bonus pool thing given his age. Nothing to really be disappointed or excited about. They sign veteran minor league free agents all the time.
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Post by GyIantosca on May 15, 2015 17:13:55 GMT -5
I wonder if they had stripes for uniforms. Ha Ha!
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Post by thelavarnwayguy on May 15, 2015 18:07:13 GMT -5
When you are used to making $10 a month, minor league pay doesn't look that bad. It might even be see as a good samaritan measure for the org giving him a contract as minor league roster fill.
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Post by steveofbradenton on May 15, 2015 18:20:59 GMT -5
Placement? AA or AAA?
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Post by kman22 on May 16, 2015 0:03:02 GMT -5
Out of the Park baseball thinks highly of him...
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Post by fenwaythehardway on May 16, 2015 7:10:16 GMT -5
When you are used to making $10 a month, minor league pay doesn't look that bad. It might even be see as a good samaritan measure for the org giving him a contract as minor league roster fill. Honestly I'm not sure living on minor league wages in the US is any easier than living in Cuba on whatever they pay you there... |
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Post by bigpapismangosalsa on May 16, 2015 7:18:23 GMT -5
No, but if you have a family there and send them back money, it could pretty drastically change the lives of your loved ones, I'd guess.
Good for him. Plus, maybe he gives Moncada another "buddy" in moving to the states.
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Post by shaqtus on May 16, 2015 13:31:57 GMT -5
No, but if you have a family there and send them back money, it could pretty drastically change the lives of your loved ones, I'd guess. Not to sidetrack this with political discussions, but even with the so-called Cuban Thaw, it'll be a while before you can wire money from the US to Cuba. It'd be hard even to send a letter in either direction, so Western Union's pretty much out of the question. Back closer to topic, no matter what his role is and how he pans out, you have to feel good for a guy who went through the harrowing experience of leaving Cuba to play ball abroad getting just that chance—assuming the reports are correct. I'm sorry, I should really adopt the tone of some of the lurkers/newbies around here: OBVIOUSLY THIS MOVE IS BECAUSE MONCADA IS A WASHOUT!!!!111 |
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Post by shaqtus on May 16, 2015 13:39:54 GMT -5
Also, a bit of comic relief (or at least something at which I chuckled): this can't really be linked, but if you go to Google and start a search for "Yoilan Cerce", the top suggested search is "donde esta yoilan cerce". Looks like even SNB officials sometimes have to resort to Google.
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